Champneys Day Spa, Chichester

I feel a bit mean giving this place a bad review, as the reason I went was a very, very good one.  And I have to say that the massage itself was pretty good - although I was a little bit aware of the therapist’s finger nails, which is definitely a mark down. 

But for me you are paying for the overall experience, and the overall experience was below average. 

First of all the day spa itself seems like an after thought to the shop.  The relaxation or waiting area is just okay, and once you go into the day spa itself it’s all quite tired, run down, and there were even patches of damp on the ceiling, which kind of ruined my mellowed out mood when I opened my eyes after the massage.

It’s not cheap - £55 for an hour or thereabouts, and for me that means that this would be a once in a month treat, and quite a big deal if I was to bring my mum here - and I think she would be very disappointed, if not, I’m sorry to say, a little bit disgusted.

Don’t get me wrong, some of these are excellent, but I couldn’t, in good conscience give them a Pearl Recommendation.  Sometimes they were just beaten to the punch, or I couldn’t decide a clear winner, other times they had a lot right, but I felt they just weren’t there.  I don’t really want to give bad reviews, but anything I felt was really best avoided you’ll find in the Jellyfish section.